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2023-05-14 20:11:07 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Autism is no more prevalent in vaccinated children than in unvaccinated children. https://www.verywellhealth.com/unvaccinated-children-with-autism-2633214 The claim that vaccines cause autism comes originally from research that was later retracted, when it was discovered that Andrew Wakefield, the author, falsified the results. https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/what-about-austism.pdf https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccines-and-other-conditions/vaccines-autism

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• Autism is no more prevalent in vaccinated children than in unvaccinated children. https://www.verywellhealth.com/unvaccinated-children-with-autism-2633214 The claim that vaccines cause autism comes originally from research that was later retracted, when it was discovered that Andrew Wakefield, the author, falsified the results. https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/what-about-austism.pdf https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccines-and-other-conditions/vaccines-autism